#half dome

[akasi11]

Yosemite :D

tenpo seli la ma Josemite li pona wawa a lukin...

[thm74]

Yosemite Backpacking Adventure 2026: The Plan

Getting Ready Every backpacking trip starts long before the first step on the trail, especially ones that include really cool spots. Permits need to be secured, campsites reserved, gear checked and probably still questioned as soon as you get a mile up the trail. I know I’ll spend a bit of time staring at maps, most definitely thinking of the fun that lies ahead. This year’s big adventure takes…

Yosemite Backpacking Adventure 2026: The Plan

[elhistoriador]

🌄🏞️ Parque Nacional de Yosemite: catedrales de granito, cascadas eternas y naturaleza que desafía el tiempo

🏙️ Un patrimonio natural único 📍 Yosemite National Park se encuentra en el corazón de la Sierra Nevada de California, EE. UU., y se extiende por más de 3 000 km² de montañas, valles, bosques y glaciares. Declarado Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la UNESCO en 1984, el parque es una de las joyas geológicas y ecológicas más importantes del planeta. Fue creado oficialmente el 1 de octubre de 1890,…

🌄🏞️ Parque Nacional de Yosemite: catedrales de granito, cascadas eternas y naturaleza que desafía el tiempo

[datdisney]

The Yosemite Valley. Took my breath away. First time I saw it. 

[dopescissorscashwagon]

Half dome with clouds looking like a straight up painting

The reward for Brandon is seeing the valley below knowing he hiked from there to get this view up here

Felt like he was on top of the world.

📸 by Brandon Yoshizawa

B.A.Y | photography

[yosemite-life]

You Didn't Get a Half Dome Permit. You Got Redirected.

The 2026 Half Dome preseason lottery results went out this weekend. About 80% of applicants got the same email: unfortunately, your application wasn't selected.

If that was you, here's what most people don't realize: the day hike lottery is not the only way to summit Half Dome.

There's a completely separate permit system for backpackers. When you hold a wilderness permit from a Half Dome-eligible trailhead, you can add Half Dome to your trip for $10 per person. Your permit is valid any day your trip is active, so you pick your weather window instead of being locked to a date you chose months ago.

And the experience is better. Not "consolation prize" better. Actually better.

Day hikers do Half Dome in a single 16-mile push from the Valley floor, summiting mid-day when the cables are packed. Backpackers camp in the wilderness the night before, summit in the morning when the granite is cool and the crowds haven't arrived, and walk back to camp instead of grinding 8 miles to a parking lot.

Same summit. Completely different mountain.

I wrote a complete breakdown of how both permit systems work and why the backpacking path is the better one: Half Dome Permits: The Complete 2026 Guide

I'm a permitted Yosemite guide and I run guided Half Dome backpacking trips every summer with wilderness permits and Half Dome add-ons already secured. Permits handled. Route planned. Meals, gear, and pre-trip planning included.

Open spots on the 2026 trip calendar are filling now. If you're weighing it, don't wait until July.

Eric Kufrin | Yosemite Life | Guided Backpacking Trips & Private Day Hikes

[rfsweber]

yosemite's infamous half dome ... part ii

... from the archive (july 2021)

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